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What is an Elder Orphan?

Nancy RUFFNER
February 18, 2020
What is an Elder Orphan?

What is an Elder Orphan, Solo Ager or a Solo? The term refers to a growing demographic within our aging population. Rising in number, this fast-growing segment is garnering the…

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Caregiving, Senior Advocacy, Senior Care Services, Senior Healthcare

Chronic Disease and Patient Education: “Be True To Your Disease”?

Nancy Ruffner
March 31, 2016

“Be true to your disease” As soon as I heard it nothing else mattered. I turned off the radio interview because one phrase begged for my full attention. I wrote…

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Senior Advocacy, Senior Care Services, Senior Healthcare

Aggravate: Emotions of Caregiving

Nancy Ruffner
September 16, 2014

Emotions of Caregiving -An Adult Child of Senior Parents Shares Aggravation From the “Well, that just beats all” department: The headline read “Baby pictures hanging at doctor’s office? Cute, sure,…

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Elder Care Services, Senior Advocacy, Senior Healthcare, Senior Helpers, Stories

Katy Did… The Snazzy Walker

Kathy Ruffner Linn
July 10, 2014
Katy Did… The Snazzy Walker

Dad’s balance was bad, and due to whatever was going on between his brain and his muscles, it was rapidly getting worse. He had fallen a couple of times in…

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Walkers for Seniors
Elder Care Services, Senior Healthcare, Stories

Katy Did… Dad and the Man on the Moon

Kathy Ruffner Linn
May 17, 2014
Katy Did… Dad and the Man on the Moon

One evening I was driving Dad back to his assisted living residence after dinner at my house. There was a big full moon in the sky and we both commented…

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dealing with dementia
Senior Care Services, Senior Healthcare

REEVALUATE: Preventing Disease

Nancy Ruffner
January 15, 2014

The headline read: The 2-Minute Habit That May Prevent Alzheimer’s. It grabbed me on more than one level. At first it was all business. Yes, Alzheimer’s, it’s a part of…

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periodontal disease in seniors, preventing disease


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